An introduction to clause 8 of Magna Carta

Emmeline discusses marriage and her early life in the suffragist movement

What did the empire fail to do in the 19th century? How did nationalism affect it? In the end, what killed it?<br/>
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 7

Learn generally how the Ottoman empire worked.<br/>
Ottoman Empire with Kate Fleet, Part 1

How a former slave - bought and sold four times - became a powerful speaker and a champion of women's rights.

Mary Church Terrell was a lifelong activist who advocated for suffrage and equal rights.

Part of a series on women's suffrage, this video covers the WSPU; the Women’s Social and Political Union

This live-action video program is about the word Suffrage. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Suffrage through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape or sexual assault as children.

NASA has cancelled its planned all-women spacewalk at the International Space Station this week over limited spacesuit sizes for participating astronauts.



The spacewalk, announced earlier this month, was...

About 80 women involved in a class-action lawsuit allege they were sterilized against their will. A prominent First Nations leader is calling it "a critical issue that needs to be addressed immediately and condemned."

A recently published letter has sparked a debate over whether "macho" politics is hindering women's rights.



The letter, signed by more than two dozen female leaders, "seeks to underscore that the risk posed by...

In Kenya, a biological scientist works with local women to tackle climate issues and restore Lake Victoria's ecosystem.

In Kenya, a biological scientist works with local women to tackle climate issues and restore Lake Victoria's ecosystem.

We debate Poland’s controversial abortion ruling and discuss environmental rights with activist Winona LaDuke.

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani demonstrated his support for the thousands of people worldwide who took to the streets this weekend to denounce violence against women by drawing a line on his face in red...

Foreign Affairs Minister Chyristia Freeland says Saudi Arabia's new sanctions don't change Canada's position when it comes to human rights concerns in that country.

When asked about Canada's ongoing spat with Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government won't be withdrawing its criticism of the kingdom's human rights record.

The former French minister and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil, who became the symbol of forgiveness, was honoured  at Paris' Panthéon on Sunday. 



Veil, who also championed the 1974 law legalising...

Thousands of women turned cities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales into rivers of green, white and violet on Sunday.



It was to mark a 100 years since women won the right to vote i

n the UK.

Women...

For the first time in the 48-year history of the World Economic Forum, the 2018 summit in Davos, Switzerland will be chaired entirely by women.



The co-chairs of the event include International Monetary Fund...

New TV series based on Margaret Atwood's classic dystopian novel finds a new audience in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency and concern over women's rights in the U.S.

A midwife in Punjab state challenges the tradition of aborting girl babies despite resistance from her local community.

A Nigerian theatre director encourages women from Makoko in Lagos to participate in a play about violence against women.